I am standing on the upper deck of the football stadium. I have an egg in my hand. I am going to drop it and you are going to try to catch it. You are standing on the ground. Apparently, you do not want to stand directly under me; in fact, you would like to stand as far to one side as you can so that if I accidentally release it, it won't hit you on the head. If you can run at 19 feet per second and I am at a height of 95 feet, how far away can you stand and still catch the egg if you start running when I let go? A person can stand ft away to still catch the egg. (Type an integer or a decimal rounded to two decimal places as needed.)
I am standing on the upper deck of the football stadium. I have an egg in my hand. I am going to drop it and you are going to try to catch it. You are standing on the ground. Apparently, you do not want to stand directly under me; in fact, you would like to stand as far to one side as you can so that if I accidentally release it, it won't hit you on the head. If you can run at 19 feet per second and I am at a height of 95 feet, how far away can you stand and still catch the egg if you start running when I let go? A person can stand ft away to still catch the egg. (Type an integer or a decimal rounded to two decimal places as needed.)
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Imagine you are in a football stadium. I am standing on the upper deck, holding an egg in my hand. My plan is to drop the egg, and your challenge is to catch it from the ground. However, you prefer not to stand directly beneath me; you'd rather stand as far to the side as possible to avoid any accidental mishaps.
Here's the scenario: If your running speed is 19 feet per second and the deck height is 95 feet, we need to determine the maximum distance you can stand from the drop point and still catch the egg after it is released.
**Question:**
Calculate how far away a person can stand to catch the egg. (Express your answer as an integer or a decimal rounded to two decimal places.)
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